Generation Rent invests in campaigning firepower after funding boost
There has been ‘a lot of in-house hiring’ in recent months.
Nick Faith, Will Tanner and Neil O’Brien are the key figures behind Onward.
Scottish Conservative rural affairs spokesman resigns over lobbying 'mistake'
The Scottish Conservative spokesman on rural affairs has resigned after failing to declare a personal interest in a project he was promoting.
Peter Chapman lobbied several members of...
Charlotte Street Partners signs up Finsbury lobbyist as associate partner
Charlotte Street Partners has signed up former Finsbury lobbyist and Scottish Conservatives press officer Iain Gibson as associate partner.
The fast-growing public affairs and strategic...
Weber Shandwick public affairs chief Jon McLeod bows out after 21 years
Weber Shandwick corporate, financial and public affairs chairman Jon McLeod is quitting the agency after 21 years, PAN has learned.
The experienced and highly-regarded lobbyist will leave...
Dirk Paterson: How I have fought against 'cash for access' lobbying
Influencing is not about cash for access anymore. Good lobbying is about three things: strategy strategy strategy.
When I first said this in a board meeting I had a full-on row the CEO who...
Simon Petar: There are opportunities in Labour’s housing hash
Despite my long-term party membership, I have come to the conclusion that Labour’s approach to housing policy is both tragic and an opportunity in equal measure.
Tragic because the ability...
Aidan Muller: Digital public affairs is finally taking off
A little over a year ago, I called for the public affairs industry to start...
Who are the new movers and shakers in the UK public affairs world?
The question of what makes a mover and shaker in the modern public affairs industry in a live one. Some of the lobbyists featured here are best-known for their impressive contacts books and their...
Lunch with... David Wild
A man walks into Shepherd’s wearing a Bates hat. No, not a very lame joke. Just the beginning of my lunch with David Wild, Chairman of Lodestone, and wearer of very fine hats (I myself own two...
The 2017 Stakeholder Awards: Full list of winners
As usual, these highly prestigious awards were decided by a heavyweight one-strong judging panel comprised of the UK’s leading public affairs journalist....
The full list of the lucky (and...